The coronavirus pandemic will certainly be a defining experience of our lifetime, much the same way the Great Depression and World War II were for an earlier generation. It will forever alter our sense of vulnerability and our sense of our country and the world....
When it was my turn to speak, the words tumbled from my mouth before my inner censor had a chance to swallow them back. “I’m Lesley, from New York City. I’m a writer and a teacher of writing. I turned 73 this year.” On this, the first morning of Next Tribe’s annual...